Question 1. Describe the criminal behavior present in each case. Include the following in your description: a. Identify the case. b. Provide a brief summary of the case, focusing on the criminal behavior.
Question 2. Describe how the classical school of thought has influenced criminal justice practices specific to each case. Include the following in your analysis:
a. How has classical theory impacted the criminal justice system in regard to the criminal behavior, laws, and policies in each case?
Question 3. Analyze the criminal behavior in each case by focusing on how the positivist school of thought (biological, psychological, sociological theories) has influenced criminal justice practices. Include the following in your analysis:
a. Which theory in each category (biological, psychological, and sociological) is most applicable to the case?
b. How may this theory influence criminal justice practices in relation to the criminal behavior in the case?
Question 4. Explain how critical and interactionist theories interpret social structures and influence professional practice specific to each case. Include the following in your explanation:
a. What are the social structures and professional practices identified in the case?
b. Which critical and interactionist theory is most applicable to the case?
c. How may critical and interactionist theories influence professional practices in the case?
Question 5. Explain the similarities and differences between the two cases you chose. Include the following in your explanation:
a. Which theories are used to analyze each case?
b. How is the application of theories similar or different in the cases?
c. How are behavioral and environmental factors similar or different in the cases?